Henry William Booth King (1825 - 1870)

Born 18 May 1825 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Clayton) King — married 1 Jun 1846 in Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Eleanor Blanche (Hope) Robbins — married 11 Nov 1863 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1870 at age 44 in North Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Timeline

• 18 May 1825 - Birth date detailed on baptism record ^[1]
• 16 Oct 1825 - Baptism at St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex ^[1]
  "Henry William Booth S of William & Hannah King (of) Wilson Street, Hoxton, Tailor"
• 1841 Census - Back Hill, St.Andrew Holborn, Middlesex ^[2]

• 01 Jun 1846 - Marriage to Martha Clayton ^[3]
  Registry Office, Clerkenwell St.James, Middlesex
  Witnesses: W.Watson and William French Beavitt
  "Henry William King (of) full age, Bachelor. Dyer (of) Goswell Street. Father: William King, Tailor / Martha Clayton (of) full age, Spinster (of) Rahere Street. Father: George Clayton, Watchmaker"
• 28 Feb 1849 - Birth of daughter Caroline Sophia ^{[4] [5]}
  42 Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex
  Registered in Clerkenwell during the June quarter of 1849
  "Caroline Sophia, Girl, (father) Henry William King, (mother) Martha King formerly Clayton (occupation of father) Dyer (informant) Marther King, Mother, 42 Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell (registered) Second April 1849"
• 1851 Census - 41 St.John Street, St.Sephulchre, Middlesex ^[6]

• 1861 Census - 60 Leader Street, Chelsea, St.Lukes, Middlesex ^[7] Note A

• Q4 1862 - Death of wife Martha registered in St.Luke, Chelsea during the December quarter of 1862, age 34 ^[8]
• 11 Nov 1863 - Marriage to Eleanor Blanch Hope ^[9]
  Registry Office, St.Pancras, Middlesex
  Witnesses: Ellen Hayes and Charlotte Benniworth
  "Henry William Booth King, 37 years, Widower. Dyer of 47 Johnson Street. Father: William King, Tailor {deceased} / Eleanor Blanch Hope, 16 years, Spinster (of) 24 Bridgewater Street. Father: William Hope, House ????"
• Q1 1865 - Birth of daughter Eleanor Angel registered in Strand during the March quarter of 1865 ^[10]
• 17 Jan 1870 - Death at 3 Windsor Terrace, North Kensington, registered in Kensington during the January quarter of 1870, age 44 ^{[11] [12]}
  "Henry William King, Male, 44 years, Dyer
  Cause of Death: Phthisis, Certified
  Informant: William Hope present at the death, 3 Barton Terrace, Lancaster Road, Hammersmith. Registered: Eighteenth January 1870
• 20 Jan 1870 - Burial at Hammersmith Cemetery ^[13]
  (Entry) 86, King Henry William (age) 44 (of) Windsor Terrace, St.Clements (buried) Jan'y 20, Section VIC (grave) 20 Consecrated"

Notes

• A) - This 1861 census entry is quite illegible in places and contains incorrect birthplace information and missing occupations.

Locations

• Wilson Street, Hoxton, Middlesex - Map
• St.Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex - Map
• Back Hill, St.Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex - Map
• Goswell Road, Clerkenwell, Middlesex - Map
• Rahere Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex - Map
• Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex - Map
• St.John Street, St.Sephulchre, Middlesex - Map
• Leader Street, St.Luke's Chelsea, Middlesex - Map
• Johnson Street, St.Pancras, Middlesex - Map
• Bridgewater Street, St.Pancras, Middlesex - Map

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry - London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923 [database on-line] The National Archives of the UK (accessed 22-Jan-224 Ancestry Image); London Metropolitan Archives; "London, England, UK" ; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P91/Len/A/01/Ms 7496/29;
2. ↑ Ancestry.com 1841 England Census [database on-line] The National Archives of the UK (accessed 22-Jan-2024 Ancestry Image); Class: HO107; Piece: 671; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St Andrew Holborn (Above The Bars); County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 32; Page: 17; Line: 9; GSU roll: 438786;
3. ↑ Marriage Certificate in the possession of P Smith
4. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 21 January 2024), King, Caroline Sophia (Mother's maiden name: Clauton). GRO Reference: 1849 Apr-May-Jun in St James Clerkenwell Volume 03 Page 99.
5. ↑ Birth Certificate in the possession of P Smith
6. ↑ Ancestry.com 1851 England Census [database on-line] The National Archives of the UK (accessed 21-Jan-2024 Ancestry Image); Class: HO107; Piece: 1515; Page: 1; GSU roll: 87849;
7. ↑ Ancestry.com 1861 England Census [database on-line] The National Archives of the UK (accessed 22-Jan-2024 Ancestry Image); Class: Rg 9; Piece: 35; Folio: 118; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542561;
8. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 22 January 2024), King, Martha (Age at death: 34). GRO Reference: 1862 Oct-Nov-Dec in St Luke Chelsea Volume 01A Page 143.
9. ↑ Copy of Marriage Record in the possession of P Smith
10. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 25 January 2024), King, Eleanor Angel (Mother's maiden name: Hope). GRO Reference: 1865 Jan-Feb-Mar in Strand Volume 01B Page 547.
11. ↑ "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 22 January 2024), King, Henry William (Age at death: 44). GRO Reference: 1870 Jan-Feb-Mar in Kensington Volume 01A Page 137.
12. ↑ Death Certificate in the possession of P Smith
13. ↑ Copy of Burial Register entry in the possession of P Smith